Imamate (Divinely Appointed Leadership) is a very high position, and it is only Allah who can decide who is qualified for it. And if the Prophet Muhammad (S) announced to the people that the Twelve Imams are the leaders, or that the Ahlul Bayt are the people that we must refer to, or in that Imam Ali is his successor, it was only because he was asked...
His Supplication when Confessing his Shortcomings in Giving Thanks
He has made them (the angels) the trustees of His revelation and sent them to Prophet...
His Supplication when he Asked Release from his Sins or Pleaded in Seeking Pardon for...
When our 9th Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (A) was a young man, king Ma'mun had arrang...